The darkness is mounting upward to overthrow
the light. It exerts a disintergrating influence. The inferior forces overcome
what was once superior and strong. Under the influence of evil so great,
nations once intact soon crumble. Neighbor will destroy neighbor. The danger
draws close to one's person. Extreme caution is necessary.

Trophy

In this dangerous situation one is without
help. The others, from whom one might expect aid, do not act. The threat
and intrigues of malevolence undermine any sincere intention to assist.
In addition, the actions of friends are confounded by the darkness such
that they serve only to bind and restrict the good.

The New World Order

Hold firm to the strong creative powers and
store them up. Look inward to find light and clarity in a daily renewal.
Only through such daily self-renewal can one continue at the height of
one's powers. During a period when there is a great storing of energy everything
depends on the power of the personality. Individuals must rise to change
the world.

Palimpsest

One pushes upward into an empty city. All
obstructions fall away. Things progress with ease. Unhesitatingly one follows
this road, in order to further one's success. Seen from without, everything
seems to be in the best of order. However, no sure promise of good fortune
is added. It is a question of how long such success can last. But it is
wise not to yield to such misgivings, instead the point is to profit by
the propitiousness of the time.

Endurance

Pushing up in darkness it furthers one to
be unremittingly persevering but not in blind impulse, rather one must
be conscientious and consistent. What is willed is done. The reason for
success is not an earthly but a transcendental one. The favorableness of
the conditions comes from the invisible world; we must make the most of
them, however, through work. The heaping up of small things is steady,
imperceptible progress.

What is it that hears?

Pushing upwards in darkness, at the top is
decrease and not wealth. When one can no longer distinguish things one
must hold fast that perseverance which lies below consciousness, in order
not to lose one's way. Decrease combined with sincerity brings good fortune,
the instincts must be curbed by restriction. By this decrease of the lower
powers of the psyche, the higher aspects of the soul are enriched. When
decrease has reached its goal, flowering is sure to begin.

Untitled Disaster

Text adapted from a reading of The Book of
Changes on November 17, 1992.

The art works brought together for the
exhibition "Private Parts" presented at Amsterdam's Warehouse Gallery in
April 1993, were produced during the artist's residency in Rotterdam, The
Netherlands during the period from September 1992 to April 1993.

This body of work would not have been
possible without the advice and assistance of many individuals in the United
States and The Netherlands. Thanks to Reyn van der Lugt and the staff of
the Cultural Office at the Consulate General of the Netherlands in New
York, the Druckwerkstatt des BBK in Berlin, Open Atelier of Rotterdam,
the Warehouse Gallery and the organizers of the International Studio Program
at KUNST & COMPLEX in Rotterdam.